Hokkaido University (HU) and the University of Melbourne (UoM) established a matching fund in March 2022 to support joint research workshops organized by researchers from both universities, and selected 25 workshop proposals for five years. For details about the Fund 2027, please visit the relevant websites and guidelines.
Application Period:
November 4, 2026 (Wed) – February 2, 2027 (Tue) | 15.00 Melbourne Time
Target:
A joint research workshop, held at either university between 1 April 2027 and 31 March 2028, and organized by a faculty member or postdoctoral fellow in any field of research at the universities.
Application:
SmartyGrants (research grant application system) on the UoM website.
Notes:
- A co-application must be submitted by a research team with at least one HU researcher and one UoM researcher as PIs.
- You can form a team with more than one PI from one university; however, system administration-wise, you would need to choose one PI to insert for the first slot.
- Involvement of early-career researchers and doctoral students is highly recommended.
- 1,500,000 JPY or the equivalent will be provided to the sending side, and 500,000 JPY or the equivalent will be provided to the host side of the workshop; UoM researchers will receive financial support only from the UoM Chancellery, and HU researchers will receive support only from HU's Office for International Collaborations.
- Upon applications for the Workshops Fund with the University of Melbourne, a certain endorsement from the applicants' affiliations shall be required.
- The SmartyGrants system has a 'Research Administration Codes' section, which shall be answered by UoM PIs.
Details:
Hokkaido University and The University of Melbourne Collaborations
(Office for International Collaborations, Hokkaido University)
